Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Caren Mason, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, As adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Caren Mason, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10K/A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of STAAR Surgical Company, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2015; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the report. |
| Dated: April 30, 2015 | /s/ Caren Mason |
| Caren Mason | |
| President, Chief Executive Officer | |
| and Director | |
| (principal executive officer) |
